Improvement in paper-files



wird@ Strict WLLIAM W. RUSSELL, OF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 109,253, dated November 1,5, 1870.-

'IMPRovEMi-:NT 1N meen-FILES.

The Schedule referred to Vin these'Letters Patent and part of the samaITo all whom 'it my concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. RUSSELL, of Malden, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massaehusetts, have inventeda new and improvedBill :and Letter-Holder, of which the following, when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, lis a full and exactspecification.

- My invent-ion relates to two parallel pieces, between which the'papers are placed, connected by arms, as described,and held apart, whendesired, by means of an elastic strap and a stitfener,I as hereinafterdescribed. v

The object of my invention is 'to hold the top and bottom pieces of thebill-holder at a proper distance from each other, when desired, as ininserting papers, Soc.

Figure l is a view ot' a bill-holder, open and ready for the insertionof papers.

Figure 2 is a view of the same when closed.

c the bottom piece of the bill-holder.

b is a handle to aid in raising the top a..

:l is an elastic band, which tends to pressthe pieces a c together. eis'a'stifteuer, usually made of stitt cloth, connecting the pieces a. c.

g 7L are arms, serving to hold the pieces at a distance apart andparallel with each other, as in g. 1.

In practical operation, when l wish to open my bill-holder, I grasp thehandle b with one hand and the bottom Vpiece c with the other, and pullthe top piece a upwarthand rearward.

Then the top piece c arrives beyond the. greatest point of extensiontherubber band cl and stilener o hold the two pieces apart, as in tig.l.

It is then ready for the reception ot' papers.

The stili'ener c is also convenient in holding the papers in place andkeeping them from falling ont.

I am aware that there is a device `for holding bills in which the twopieces are connected .by spring arms instead of two loose ones, as in myinvention, and,

without using the stitfencr c. 'I do not claim anything covered by snchinvern tions. i

Thus, it will be readily seen that my bill-holder,

holds the papers tightly, can be opened easily to show the titles ofthepapers enclosed, and will remain open forth.

\Vl\I. V. RUSSELL.

Witnesses: I 4

WM. T. MonLnv, H. W. WILLIAMS.

